# How to update DHCP with API?

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**Created:** [June 23, 2020, 7:05am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-update-dhcp-with-api/34773 "2020-06-23T07:05:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 7:05am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-to-update-dhcp-with-api/34773/1 "2020-06-23T07:05:43Z")

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I have a unique use case for this request.

Let me start out with I live out in the middle of nowhere and only have 1 option in provider for internet. Recently, I have been going over our allotment and decided to purchase another hot spot to decrease our internet cost. I am working to create a program, that when triggered, would change the gateway in piholes dhcp settings to the other router. How could I do this with the current api?

I know there is a RESTapi on the way but unfortunately it is not here right now.

> <https://github.com/pi-hole/FTL/pull/659/files>
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> This PR adds a fully-fledged HTTP server and JSON API to FTL.
> It will replace \`lighttpd\` and serve both the API and the next-gen web interface.
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Any help would be appreciated.

My plan B is to get a pfsense ([https://www.netgate.com/solutions/pfsense/sg-1100.html](https://www.netgate.com/solutions/pfsense/sg-1100.html)) router and have the pihole point to it and use the pfsense api to change which router the LAN is using instead of the pihole.

Thanks!!!

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